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10 scary animals that are totally harmless

10 scary animals that are totally harmless

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boop 06/29/2011 20:27 PM

Lols Uber Huge Gharial vs Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus! Who wins? Im for Uber Huge Gharial!

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Jane Bennett 10/30/2010 09:22 AM

Have you LOOKED at that mouth!!!! How can that,possibly,not be harmful! Been around any of Gods' little creatures lately?

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Nora 10/28/2010 23:17 PM

Harmless? wtf. I DOUBT IT

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Jake 10/28/2010 11:26 AM

The creature looks like it should be in a Syfy original movie fighting mega shark. Very cool though.

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mnnmoderator 10/28/2010 12:33 PM

Can easily imagine this one fighting off a shark... :)

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Gharial

A gharial looks like a crocodile in every respect except for its long, narrow snout. As a result these beasts are often thought to be man-eaters, just like their crocodilian cousins.
 
In reality, the gharial's thin jaws are fragile and incapable of consuming a large animal. Better adapted for hunting small fish, frogs and insects, gharials prefer to avoid people entirely.
 
Of course, you wouldn't want to place your finger inside its mouth, but aside from complete carelessness, these giant reptiles are totally harmless.
 
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